After six years of service as the SACBC coordinating secretary in the Department for Formation, Life and Apostolate of the Laity, Fr Sakhie Simon Mofokeng has been reassigned back to his diocese of Bethlehem...
When he learnt that Missionaries of Africa students were paying for their own studies, a KwaZulu-Natal Catholic decided to act. Eric Tate and his wife were introduced to the Missionaries of Africa students by...
Church / Crisis / Ecumenical dialogue
by Caleb SC · Published May 18, 2020 · Last modified May 15, 2020
Hand-washing is important in warding off Covid-19 infection. In a new pastoral letter, the South African Council of Churches has commented on various social and faith issues related to the coronavirus crisis. Addressing “a...
About us / From Our Vaults / History of The Southern Cross
by Caleb SC · Published May 16, 2020 · Last modified May 15, 2020
Pope Pius XII on end of the war In a radio broadcast marking the end of World War II in Europe, Pope Pius XII speaks on behalf of the fallen soldiers who admonish the...
Mike Auret, the long-serving chairman of Zimbabwe’s Justice & Peace Commission, parliamentarian and outspoken opponent of President Robert Mugabe, died on April 10, Good Friday, in Ireland. He was 83. Mr Auret led J&P...
The naming of a church often has meaning for the local community. In Mogwase in Rustenburg diocese, the local Batswana are traditionally cattle farmers and know how to take care of their livestock. So...
Pupils at Brescia House School in Bryanston, Johannesburg, received their First Communion at the church of the Resurrection in Bryanston. Parish priest Fr Keith Gordon-Davis is seen with the new First Communicants. More Stories:...
The RCIA group of Immaculate Conception parish in East London went on retreat to the Pallotti Farm Centre. The focus of the weekend retreat was discipleship. (Submitted by Sr Agnes Kreuzberg OP) More Stories:...
A popular theologian has released a book of Lenten reflections with a special focus on the ecology. In God’s Universe, Our Responsibility: 40 Days of Ecological Reflections, Jesuit Father Anthony Egan offers meditations and...
A former South Africa-based priest has been elected provincial of his congregation for Germany. Fr Christoph Eisentraut, 59, was elected at the chapter of the Congregation of Mariannhill Missionaries (CMM) in Würzburg, Bavaria. Fr...
New cultural and social contexts no longer “serve the living and the propagation of faith”—which is why the new Pastoral Plan launched by the bishops is so important, according to the president of the...
Church / Laudato Si / Parish Life
by Caleb SC · Published November 21, 2019 · Last modified November 18, 2019
An intergenerational retreat was held for parishioners and confirmation candidates of St Peter’s parish in Strand, near cape Town, on the theme “The Mystery of God’s Creation”. The retreat was facilitated by Dominican Sister...
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